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Blanche Begs Judge Not to Fine Him $1,000 a Day Over Epstein Files

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is begging a federal judge to let him off the hook for a $1,000-a-day fine. This fine is Blanche’s latest setback in a series of back-and-forths surrounding a lawsuit brought against him by journalist Katie Phang, who has accused the Department of Justice of failing to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Blanch lashed out Monday in a melodramatic brief attacking Phang’s argument as 'outlandish,' 'absurd,' and 'hyperbolic rhetoric seeking to impose punitive sanctions' on the Department of Justice. He called her lawsuit 'sensational and unsubstantiated,' despite the reality that her entire argument is based on cold, hard facts.